Process Of Doing Business In India

A lot has been discussed, spoken, and written about doing business in India and how complex it is. Whether it is the complex tax laws, bureaucracy, sometimes difficult to handle tax administration or simply the high cost of compliances, India always has given jitters to any investor – Indian or foreign.

The purpose of this article is to share our experience on how the process of doing business can be eased covering mostly the practical aspects.

Entry strategy

One of the things that I have noticed is that many times investors make decisions about market-entry based on hearsay. India presents multiple choices for types of entities and each of those have different implications and, at times, complexities. Business can be done in India either by setting up a company (which also has different options), a partnership (either as limited or unlimited liability), as unincorporated entities, and so on.